Can a sole trader call themselves a creative director?

Hi, apologies if this is, as I suspect, a stupid question. I'm currently in the process of setting up a design business, hoping to launch next week. I'll initially be operating as a sole trader and want to get some business cards to take to local networking events. I decided that Creative Director would be the most suitable job title to put on them, but have just had a thought that this may not actually be allowed? I know I can't call myself a Director as a sole trader, but can anybody advise if the same rules would apply to the title of Creative Director?

Taken from SmallBusiness.co.uk - "The title of director should only be used when dealing with a company. If you own a business as sole trader then you should call yourself the owner."

From research: It is perfectly allowable for someone to be called a director even if they are not appointed as one at Companies House. However, they will be considered to have the same roles and responsibilities as an appointed director and hence, it is not something that should be done lightly.

Taken from SmallBusiness.co.uk - "The title of director should only be used when dealing with a company. If you own a business as sole trader then you should call yourself the owner."

From research: It is perfectly allowable for someone to be called a director even if they are not appointed as one at Companies House. However, they will be considered to have the same roles and responsibilities as an appointed director and hence, it is not something that should be done lightly.

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This is true. However as a sole trader he pretty much has those responsibilities anyway

I don't specialise in all types of business finance, because that would be ridiculous. I am, however exceptionally experienced at funding fit out of business premises.

Director in this context is like using engineer in a title - A sound engineer is a perfectly normal job role title descriptor and makes sense. A Director in a TV studio, or theatre or live event isn't a company director. Unless it makes you appear foolish to others, go for whatever you fancy. Creative Director explains what you do, so I'd be happy dealing with somebody in this role.

I would forget about what your going to call yourself you have a lot more to focus on with a new start up

They call me assorts of things the mods said I am not allowed to type these words again !
I have never had a title it is all about doing a good job for our customers and getting the profits in the bank
Business fascinates me (that's why I am a full member ) but at the end of the day it is all about the Kojo Funds as a young person told me on Friday

You can call yourself director. However, there is a legal caveat that it must not mislead others. If they 'reasonably' believe that you are a company director - and thus they are dealing with a limited company, that could potentially come back to haunt you.

If (not so much for the OP - but others read the these threads too) you working in a limited company and you chose to call yourself director, but are not a company director per se, then that too is permissible - but again must not mislead. I worked with the Managing Director of a Limited company, not long ago, and only after I started did I find that he claimed he wasn't a Director because he wasn't registered at Companies House. If you call yourself and undertake the duties of a director, CH will deem you to be a director - together with all the legal responsibilities that implies - and you would have committed an offence for not registering.

Back to the OP - call yourself what you like, but don't ever mislead others into thinking that you are a limited company and a company director.

I think anyone used to dealing with a design/advertising/marketing firm will be quite happy with Creative Director, assuming you can direct suitable creations. But mostly they will know you are a one-man band, so just your name and a good trading name might be all you need. You could put a few of your key activities on the reverse of the card in case anyone digs it out of a drawer and thinks 'who were this lot?'
You may also find that Creative Director will put off some people who may assume they are paying for a management structure they don't need. Same re getting subbed out work from other agencies.
So in my view, more to do with marketing than the technicalities.